Battle scars.

[ski diva]

So today I went skiing over at Magic here in Vermont, a great place to go after a major dump. You'd think with all the snow we've had, there wouldn't be a rock in sight, right?

Guess again:

I don't know how the heck I did that, but I did. To my new this year Queen Attivas, too.

We load it into the car to bring it to the ski shop, and my husband says, "I feel like I'm loading a sick person into an ambulance!"

That's (almost) how I felt. Anyway, they'll patch it up, good as new. But the area will be black instead of red. Like a scab, I guess. :(

Anyone else have any "battle scar" tales they'd care to relate?

By the way, while I'm at the ski shop I got myself a new Mountain Hardware jacket. I guess this turned out to be a pretty expensive injury!

 

[SueNJ]

OMG, SkiDiva! My Queens are crying for your Queens. :Cry: That looks like a painful boo-boo--thank heavens it's repairable.

So far, no major gouges on any of my skis (fingers and toes crossed).

 

[volklgirl]

Oh dear, that's awful! I'm crying inside!!:Cry:

Can't they at least fix it with clear rather than black P-Tex?

 

[robynb]

oh, that one really makes my heart hurt!!!
Rock skis are one thing, but brand new ones...
So sorry. That is so sad!

 

[ski diva]

Oh dear, that's awful! I'm crying inside!!:Cry:

Can't they at least fix it with clear rather than black P-Tex?

You know, I was so rattled I didn't even ask!!!!

I'll give them a call in the AM. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Jilly]

All I can say is OUCH!! How close is that to your edge? Will the edge hold? (been there, done that too!)

 

[Swamp Dog]

heh...maybe it's telling you that you need to buy new skis ;)

yes, I am an enabler.

 

[SnowHot]

I have a few things going on in my mind:
One:
How did a light weight like you do THAT!!!?
Two:
ooof, that's one heckuva scar. My heart is aching for you.
Three:
Whoo hooo, a reason to get new skis!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Okay, okay, deep breath----if you know the shop you're using, chances are you'll get a great repair. Sadly, this is one of those "mileage" affairs, like having a car accident. Did you feel it? That one would have hurt the sole of my foot! Take heart, though: I still have an ancient pair of Dynastars that sustained a similar deep gouge (although they weren't new!) and had to be fixed right then, right there, as we were away. Had to use the small resort's only shop, and the repair was so dead-on, it remains solid to this day! And besides, how many people are going to be seeing the bottoms, unless you're into freestyle craziness? As long as the edge itself isn't compromised, the p-tex can be repaired. Hope you have the same good luck as I had the one time I did a major gouge! Sad, though - agreed...:(

 

[ski diva]

Thanks, MSL. You made me feel better. And thanks everyone else, too, for your sympathy!

The shop I'm using is really good. One of the best: Northern Ski Works in Ludlow. And they said the edge was okay, which is good news.

I really can't get new skis now, as tempting as that is.

Still, I'm pretty confident it'll turn out all right.

I'll keep you posted. Maybe I'll even post a new pic!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Besides, you got a "sympathy" jacket out of the deal, Mt Hardwear rocks good stuff

 

[ski now work later]

I'm just glad you're ok and that you're leg or foot didn't need surgery! And how was the skiing at Magic? Did you hit the rock after a great day of skiing or did it happen early?

 

[ski diva]

I didn't even know it happened, which is really strange! Just saw it when I took off my skis for a bathroom break in the afternoon!

The skiing was great. Magic is a fun hill with a lot of variety. Not very big, not crowded at all, very old school.

 

[SnowHot]

On Epic there was a thread titled:
How do you pick good rock skis?
The resounding answer was, "you don't pick them, they just happen!"

So, now you have a carver, a rock ski, what are you going to do to add a midfat to replace the QA?
The perfect three ski quiver.........hmmmm, perhaps.
Okay, I'll duck now, because I know you want to throw something at me.

 

[ski diva]

Hey, if there's a great deal at the end of the season, you never know!

 

[Quiver Queen]

Darn, that's bad! If you didn't know it before, such 'decoration' to the bottom of one's skis are the proof you've been skiing in New England! With what we put our skis thru, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often (not that it's any consolation).:(

 

[Pequenita]

On Epic there was a thread titled:
How do you pick good rock skis?
The resounding answer was, "you don't pick them, they just happen!"

Maybe it's like in the Harry Potter universe, where the wand picks the user? Your rock skis pick you.

 

[robynb]

Maybe it's like in the Harry Potter universe, where the wand picks the user? Your rock skis pick you.

You gals crack me up.

 

[volklgirl]

My tragedy last night

Hopefully, pics to come - a buddy took them with his phone, but I don't know if he knows how to send them yet.

Had a sucky night racing, so the teammates and I went out freeskiing after training. We were rockin' it high speed and doing some synch skiing for a while until the "one last run". I took a high speed cruiser down Doe when I hit a hidden roller almost at the bottom. Of course I saw it as I crested it and tried to jump it, but to no avail. I expoloded on impact and when for a 30 yard slide, finally stopping about 3 feet from a snow gun. Laid on the ground for a few to make sure I was ok, rolled over, and spied my brand new race skis. Yikes....the left one was bent! Not a little bent, but really, really bent!! From about 8 inches ahead of the binding the entire front angled up so the tip was about 6" off the ground :Cry: . My crash was so ugly, my teammates skated all the way back from the lift to make sure I was ok. I cried all the way home, pretty sure they were goners, but hubby straightened it most of the way out and is taking it in to work tonight to put it in the press for the remainder of the work. I'm crossing my fingers.....those skis were FAST!:(

 

[SueNJ]

First and foremost, thank goodness you weren't hurt!! That sounds like quite the crash. But I can understand your devastation about your skis--that would be the same as me wrecking my Queen Attivas the first time out. I would be inconsolable. Hopefully the bent ski can be fixed!